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    Off the Edge
    Off the Edge
    Off the Edge
    Ebook49 pages34 minutes

    Off the Edge

    By Keren Green

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    OFF THE EDGE delivers nine stories of choice and circumstance. "Alone" takes us into a post-apocalyptic world where Mae, a young girl receives a surprise package and must decide if it's a token of hope or doom. In "Man in Blue," a kidnapped-teen struggles to save herself from the trunk of a car. "Fate of the World" explores corruption and politics across the aisle, as ex-lovers, Gerry and Deb, debate it out over a bottle of whiskey in a dingy motel room. "Wise Ones" takes us on a journey out into the desert with FBI agents in pursuit of a mysterious light and possible salvation. In "Pancakes," a lonely truck driver picks up a teen boy only to discover doing the right thing may be the worst thing she's ever done. "The Bath" explores a man's decision to take back control of his life and death. In "Ten O'Clock" a seasoned hitman wakes to discover he's the first target of a brand-new hitman, his recently promoted driver and Sam breaks in to a mobster's house in search of evidence, but finds more than he bargained for when he meets the daughter in "Standing in Between." In "Baby Face" Nancy desperately wants a baby and believes she has found the perfect solution, but quickly learns it may be too perfect.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKeren Green
    Release dateJun 25, 2017
    ISBN9781370704798
    Off the Edge
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    Keren Green

    Keren Green is a screenwriter/producer who specializes in good guys with issues and bad guys with layers who are forced into situations often involving guns, explosions, and/or natural disasters while sprinkled with spiritual tones. She currently has three feature screenplays in development with various production companies including ARK which is in development with The Gillen Group (Fried Green Tomatoes) and is slated to go into production early 2018. Keren’s flash fiction has been published in Flash Fiction Magazine and Down in the Dirt. Keren writes fulltime in a yurt. Maintaining dual citizenship with USA/Canada, Keren lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband and children.

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      Off the Edge - Keren Green

      Off the Edge

      by Keren Green

      Copyright Keren Green, 2017

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      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Table of Contents

      Alone

      Man in Blue

      Fate of the World

      Wise Ones

      Pancakes

      The Bath

      Ten O'Clock

      Standing in Between

      Baby Face

      About the Author

      Alone

      Mae stared at the wreck. What was once a middle-class home, now lay in shambles. Garbage was scattered about, holes in the walls, wooden furniture broken up into pieces next to the fireplace, a dark plastic taped over all the windows, and the smell, the whole house smelled rotten. The white puff lingered in the air as Mae exhaled. She pulled her face warmer up over her nose as she wondered what it would have been like when people actually lived in these places. Filled with the smell of cookies, she thought. She had had a cookie once, when she was little. She checked her time keeper. It won’t be long before the others get here. Mae hated being on duty alone. She hated being anywhere alone.

      DING DONG.

      Mae jumped as the sound reverberated through the house. She yanked her rifle up under her chin, the way Hank had taught her. Her legs trembled. Fear poured over her like hot wax. I’m armed, she said as she approached the door. Please, don’t let it be one of them. Please. Not now. Mae took a step closer to the door. If Hank were here he’d yell at me to open the fucking door. Open the door, Mae. Open the fucking door! Mae’s hands clutched the doorknob and she yanked it open. Rifle under her chin, the way Hank taught her.

      She scanned the front yard. Left, right, up and down the street, there was no sign of them. The little drone was nearly out of sight by the time she looked up. She pulled her face warmer down and lowered her rifle as she stared at it. She had heard of such things, but never seen one with her own eyes. They sure do zip along, don’t they? That’s when she saw it…a small box on the front step. Mae gasped, the rifle back up under her chin.

      Mae.

      She spun around, rifle aimed.

      Joe held his hands up. Whoa, I came in the back. What are you doing?

      Mae lowered her rifle as tears burned the back

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